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William Smith Jr. letters and documents

Title
William Smith Jr. letters and documents, 1772-1775.
Author
Smith, William, 1728-1793
Supplementary Content
Collection guide

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Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 15660Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Johnson, William, 1715-1774
  • Templeton, Oliver
  • Ford collection.
Description
.1 linear foot (1 folder).
Summary
William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), an American Loyalist of New York and Quebec, was a prominent jurist, statesman, journalist and historian. The collection comprises Smith's autograph letter signed to Sir William Johnson concerning land holdings of the late Sir Henry Moore, 1772 May 22; his autograph letter signed to Mr. [Oliver] Templeton discussing the case of the schooner Isabella, 1775 February 17; a signed legal opinion on the will of Andries Stockholm, 1773 September 5; and an autograph draft dissent on a bill before the Provincial Council concerning non-resident electors, signed and undated.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Legal documents.
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Funding (note)
  • Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford collection, and by Frank Veeder, 1969.
Processing Action (note)
  • Letters dated 1772 and 1775 were transferred from the George Peabody Wetmore papers relating to William Smith, Jr.
Call Number
MssCol 15660
OCLC
986800009
Author
Smith, William, 1728-1793, creator.
Title
William Smith Jr. letters and documents, 1772-1775.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Funding
Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford collection, and by Frank Veeder, 1969.
Processing Action
Letters dated 1772 and 1775 were transferred from the George Peabody Wetmore papers relating to William Smith, Jr.
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Collection guide
Occupation
Lawyers.
Added Author
Johnson, William, 1715-1774, Correspondent.
Templeton, Oliver, Correspondent.
Ford collection.
Research Call Number
MssCol 15660
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